Training firm Pareto Law has signed a new global training agreement with US independent financial advisory and investment banking services provider Duff & Phelps.
Pareto Law will deliver training in the areas of consultative selling, presentation skills and relationship management as well as effective telephone skills and negotiation skills.
US recruitment plans are at their weakest levels since the 1982 recession when Argentina’s miltary government invaded the Falkland Islands and Adam Ant disbanded Adam and the Ants, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
Pre-employment screening company Verifile has agreed an exclusive contract with China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Centre (CDGDC) to verify Chinese academic and vocational qualifications.
Multi-sector recruiter The SR Group, comprising SR Search, Taylor Root, Frazer Jones, Carter Murray, Brewer Morris and Parker Wells, has appointed Nick Holt as a partner to head up SR Search.
Holt joins from legal recruiter Global Legal Search, where he has been a partner for the last five years.
UK-based executive search consultancy Barnes Kavelle has used a global search network to recruit executives for one of its clients.
UK renewable energy specialist Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon approached Barnes Kavelle to fill two positions overseas.
It is better to be a generalist with good technical experience rather than a specialist, according to HR recruiters.
Michael Henry, director at Optimus Consulting, told Recruiter that specialisms were in demand but today’s jobs market called for a varied skill set.
A raft of new workplace rights, including the right to request flexible working for employees with children aged up to 16, come into force today.
Other measures include automatic penalties for employers who underpay on the National Minimum Wage and dispute resolution rules being simplified to help workers and employers deal with workplace disputes.
A West London gangmaster, jailed for six years in 2008 for fraud, has been ordered to re-pay £1.7m to tax authorities.
Traditional manufacturing and heavy industry areas in Northern England, Wales, the Midlands and Scotland have suffered the biggest rises in unemployment, during this recession.
The candidate database is becoming ever more important for HR recruiters as clients seek HR professionals with experience in their own sector.
Richard Colgan, chief executive at Oakleaf Partnership, told Recruiter that the database was integral to finding the right cultural fit.